Money pouch



Sept. 26, 1944. M. SOPHlER MONEY POUCH Filed June 24, 1942 PatentedSept. 26, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs MONEY POUCH Max Sophier,Chicago, Ill.

Application June 24, 1942, Serial No. 448,257

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved pocket structure for garments, theprincipal object being to provide a money pouch structure which isrelatively simple and inexpensive from a production standpoint and onewhich will not disfigure the garment or require any unusual expenditureor departure from approved tailoring practice.

Viewed from another aspect, it is an object of the invention to providea concealed money pouch in combination with a garment to prevent pickingof the money pouch when the garment is in normal position on the wearerthereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide on the inner wall of thewaistband of a garment a relatively narrow pouch sufficiently wide andlong to receive a bill such as a conventional paper money certificatefolded longitudinally about four times upon itself and providing suchpouch with an opening and a suitable closure means therefor.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain detailsof construction which will become more apparent in view of the followingdescription when read in the light of the drawing, in which:

Fig. is a fragmentary perspective view of a garment showing my new moneypouch associated therewith;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional detail of my invention seen along line2-2 in Fig. 1 and at an enlarged scale with respect thereto;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of the pocketstructure shown in Fig. 1 illustrating the insertion of a folded billthereinto;

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of a modified form of the structure shownin Figs. 1, 2 and 3;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective View, partly in section, of themodified form of my invention shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of another modification of thestructure shown in Figs, 1, 2 and 3.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, my improved pocket structureII] is formed as a part of a garment II which may be in the nature of atrousers or skirt having the conventional waistband l2. The waistband I2is lined with a strip of light-weight material l3 which is sewed alongits upper wall M to the inner wall l5 of the wastband of the garment Thelower end of the strip I3 is stitched as at Hi to the main garmentfabric H at the point substantially above the lower marginal edge of thestrip I3 so as to provide a depending flap IT.

The present invention constitutes an improvement over formerobjectionable structures in that it provides a concealed pocket which isaccessible to the user only to his knowledge while wearing the garment,and cannot be tampered with without detection by the wearer. Theinvention contemplates the provision of an improved pocket structure inthe waistband of a garment which pocket structure will be less bulky, ofgreater utility and of a sturdy construction which will retain the formof the waistband while providing a concealed receptacle. To this end Iprovide an elongated strip 20 of pliable material of a length suitablefor holding an object of predetermined length, and of a width suflicientto span the inner exposure of the lining strip l3. The strip 20 hasformed therein an elongated opening 2| and this opening is adapted to beclosed by a closure means 22 such as a separable fastener means 22 forbridging the opening 2| and comprising two comp-anion strips 23 and 24of a zipper structure having the usual closing yoke 25 with a tab 25carried thereby for manually sliding the yoke 25 relative to thecompanion strips 23-24 for closing the same. The strips 23 and 24 arestitched as at 21 to the inner face of the elongated strip 20 and areadapted to coact with the latter, when closed, to provide a smoothsurface which will lie flat against the body of the wearer.

It is apparent that the closure means 22 for the opening 2| may be inthe form of a flap suspended downwardly from the upper edge of theopening 2| and fastened over the lower edge thereof by suitable snapfastener means well known in the art.

The elongated opening 2| is shown disposed centrally with respect to thelong axis of the elongated strip 20, thus producing a symmetricalpattern with uniform border walls surrounding the elongated opening 2|.The strip 20 is secured to the inner wall l5 upon the lining strip 3| bystitching 28, the lower edge L of the elongated strip 20 being securedto the depending flap l1. The arrangement is such that the elongatedstrip 20 cooperates with the lining strip I3 to provide a pocket orreceptacle 29 having an opening 2| therefor. As thus arranged it will benoted that the opening 2| of the pocket 29 faces the inside of thegarment l| so that in order to gain access to the pocket the garmentmust either be removed or the waistband l2 turned outwardly from above.

As shown in Fig. 3 the pocket 29 is adapted to receivea bill B or papercertificate, such as silver certificates issued by the United StatesGovernment as legal tender. The pocket 29 pro- Vided by the elongatedstrip 28 is of a Width substantially equal to a paper money certificate,like bill B, folded longitudinally about four times upon itself and issufiiciently long so as to permit such bill B to lie therein fullystretched out.

The invention contemplates the provision of a concealed packet forreceiving folding paper money. It is therefore apparent that theparticular bill B shown is merely explanatory and that the receptacle 29may be formed to receive a bill folded but once as shown in Fig. or asdesired.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 all parts identical to thepreferred form are indicated by like reference numerals. Themodification is in the position of the elongated opening 3! which isplaced closely adjacent the upper marginal edge U of the elongated strip29. The companion strips 23-24 of the fastener means 22 are associatedwith the opening 31 the same as in the preferred form with the exceptionthat the upper strip 23 is stitched to the elongated strip 26simultaneously with the stitching operation involving stitches 28 whichsecures the elongated strip. 23 to the inner wall l5 of the waistbandl2.

In this modified arrangement a deeper pocket 2c is provided, as isillustrated in Fig. 5, so that the major portion of the substance, suchas bills 13, carried thereby may gravitate substantially below theopening 2i. In this form, should the closure means 252 be left open,contents of the pocket 29 would be less likely to work out of the latterand become lost.

In Fig. 6 which is another variation of Fig. l, the elongated strip 29is omitted and an elongated opening 4! formed in the lining strip 13itself. The closure means 22 is applied to this opening ll in th samemanner as explained regarding the opening 2d.

have utilized certain portions of the garment itself as part of thepocket structure, thus eliminating additional material usually requiredfor back and side walls of such pockets.

While I have illustrated and described. the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into efiect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention.- I, therefore, do not wish interlocking strips secured to andspaced from each other substantially equal to the length of a moneybill, said lining strip having a slit formed therein between said stitching lines to permit access to said receptacle, and closure means forsaid slit to prevent access to said receptacle.

2. In a money pouch structure for garments having a waistband includinga lining strip sewed to the inner wall thereof, the combination of anelongated strip of equal to a money bill folded longitudinally aboutfour times upon itself, said elongated strip having an elongated openingformed therein and a separable fastening means in the form of a zippersecured to the walls of said opening whereby to provide a closure meansfor the latter.

3. In a money pouch structure for trousers having a waistband,anelongated strip of pliable material secured to the inner wall of saidwaistband to cooperate with the latter to provide a. receptacle of awidth suflicient to receive a money bill folded longitudinally uponitself several times, an elongated opening formed along the long axis ofsaid elongated strip, a slide fastener secured to said elongated stripat the edges of said opening and adapted to close the latter.

a. In a money pouch structure for a garment having a waistband, anelongated strip of pliable material secured to the inner wall of saidwaist band by stitching and cooperating with the latter to provide apouch of a width equivalent to a money bill folded longitudinally fourtimes upon itself, said, elongated strip having a longitudinal openingformed adjacent its upper edge, and a slide fastener means havingcompanion said elongated strip along the edges of said longitudinalopening with the upper one of said interlocking strips secured asaforesaid, by said stitching securing the upper edge of said elongatedstrip to the inner wall of said waistband.

MAX SOPHIER.

pliable material secured along its edges to said lining strip tocooperate with the latter to provide a receptacle of a width

